Differences in definitions and methodologies for assessing bullying primary school children between countries have precluded direct comparisons of prevalence rates factors related to bullying. A total 2377 England (6‐year‐olds/Year 2: 1072; 8‐year‐olds/Year 4: 1305) 1538 Germany (8‐year‐olds/Year 2) were questioned individually using an identical standard interview. In both the types victimize others similar: boys most often perpetrators, bullies also victims (bully/victims), occurred...

The prevalence of direct and relational bullying their differential relationship to behaviour problems in young primary school children was investigated. Individual interviews were conducted with 1982 aged 6–9 years (mean age 7.6 years) 1639 parents completed the Strength Difficulties Questionnaire regarding children. Of both data sets, 4.3% bullies, 39.8% victims, 10.2% bullied victimised frequently (bully/victims). rates for 1.1% 37.9% 5.9% bully/victims. All involved had significantly...

Objective. To investigate whether persistent infant crying is associated with an increased risk for externalizing behavior problems in childhood. Methods. Sixty-four infants who were referred infancy (PC; mean age: 3.8 ± 1.3 months) reassessed at 8 to 10 years of age and compared 64 classroom controls (CC). The major outcome measure was pervasive hyperactivity or conduct defined as parent, child, teacher ratings that across informants within the borderline/clinical range according Strengths...

When building agents and synthetic characters, in order to achieve believability, we must consider the emotional relations established between users that is, issue of empathy. Defined broad terms as An observer reacting emotionally because he perceives another is experiencing or about experience an emotion, empathy important element creation humans agents. In this paper will focus on role construction providing some requirements for such illustrating presented concepts with a specific system...

The current study investigated whether the quality of school anti-bullying policies allows drawing any conclusions about extent bullying problems in schools. That is, do schools with a more detailed policy have lower rates bullying? A total 2377 children primary (six year olds/year two: 1072; eight four: 1305) were individually interviewed using standard interview experiences. content analysis scheme that closely followed core whole-school intervention approach was carried out on 34 schools:...

Abstract Background Adolescents with chronic illness in the general population are at increased risk of mental health and behaviour problems. Depression is also associated delinquency. foster care more for issues. We investigated whether adolescents long‐term have higher rates internalizing externalizing problems if depression mediates relationship between physical behaviours. Methods Data from National Survey Child Adolescent Well‐Being; age 11 older residing ( n = 188). Children whose...

The positive impact of active–constructive responding (i.e., showing enthusiasm) to the sharing good news capitalization attempts) on relationship well-being is well documented. objective this research was determine whether individuals in a close benefit from training increase partner attempts and document its well-being. Compared with joint activity control group, who received providing responses perceived greater amount gratitude their study as having satisfaction; however, there were no...

The transition to telehealth as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic brought potential ameliorate or exacerbate disparities in access behavioral health care. This study examined patient-specific sociodemographic predictors integrated (IBH) utilization prior and during COVID identify variations care access. Data from three primary clinics across two medical centers (N = 819 patients), multivariate general linear modeling, were used test direct associations between age, sex, language,...

This study tested the extent to which emotional climate (positive and negative relationship quality) in family relationships intimate partnerships are each uniquely linked specific domains of aging health outcomes, over above impact earlier health. Data included partnered participants who completed all three waves Midlife Development United States (MIDUS). We used measures partner strain support, at MIDUS 1, 2, 3, estimated effects on subsequent morbidity appraisal (i.e., 10 20 years later)....

Latino/a/x families experience persistent Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) disparities, including higher rates of diagnosis and mortality due to disease complications than their non-Hispanic White counterparts. Though greater social support is associated with improved outcomes for patients diabetes, research has yet identify the specific pathways through which support, specifically family influences self-management.

Family and romantic relationships have been linked to adults' mental physical health. Previous research has not explored possible mediators of these associations. The Biobehavioral Model (BBFM) is a biopsychosocial approach health that integrates family emotional climate, biobehavioral reactivity (emotion dysregulation), outcomes into comprehensive model. present study examined the ability BBFM explain connections between processes for primarily uninsured, low-income adult primary care...

This study tests the inclusion of social support as a distinct exogenous variable in Biobehavioral Family Model ( BBFM ). The is biopsychosocial approach to health that proposes biobehavioral reactivity (anxiety and depression) mediates relationship between family emotional climate disease activity. Data for this included married, English‐speaking adult participants n = 1,321; 55% female; M age 45.2 years) from National Comorbidity Survey Replication, nationally representative...

The objective of this study was to use the Biobehavioral Family Model (BBFM) delineate which psychophysiological variables link romantic and family relationship satisfaction health outcomes. Data from individuals who reported being partnered second wave National Survey Midlife Development in United States (MIDUS II), Project 4 (n = 812) were used test a structural equation model explored potentially mediated associations between positive negative emotional climate disease activity. This...

African Americans are at significantly greater risk for hypertension, as well worse hypertension-related morbidity and mortality than other racial/ethnic groups. Prior research aiming to address these health disparities has focused on improving individual patient self-management, with few studies testing family-centered interventions. We aimed explore the perspectives of hypertension their family members reciprocal family-hypertension impacts inform future intervention design.We conducted...

Abstract The present study explored how spouses’ reports of marital dissatisfaction (independent variable) are associated with depression symptoms (mediator) and physical health (dependent over time. Data were from the Marriage Matters Panel Survey (Nock et al ., ). We used autoregressive cross‐lagged models to test temporal connections between variables for newlywed husbands, wives couples (N=707 couples) at Waves 1, 2 3, spanning five years. Results indicated is an important predictor, as...

The biobehavioral family model ( BBFM ) is a that explains the connections between relationships and mental physical health. This may be especially useful for modeling health Latinos. Using data from National Latino Asian American Study, this study tested two models of : one using emotional climate as predictor variable N = 2,554) second investigating effects romantic partner n 1,559). moderating nativity were also tested. Results indicated negative worsened, reactivity became more...

The Biobehavioral Family Model (BBFM) is a biopsychosocial model of health that has been substantiated across multiple studies. However, the findings those studies are limited given lack representation Black/African American individuals in samples. Discrimination chronic and pervasive stressor for many African families, yet little known about connections between discrimination, family relationships, health. Using Data from Midlife Development United States (MIDUS) Milwaukee project (n =...

This study examines how family relationships convey risk or resilience for pain outcomes aging African Americans, and to replicate extend analyses across 2 nationally representative studies of health. American participants in Midlife the United States (MIDUS, N = 755) Health Retirement Study (HRS, 2,585) self-reported chronic status at 2006 waves then again 10 years later. Logistic regression was used estimate odds incidence persistence explained by family, intimate partner, parent-child...